Valerie Valerio
Research Scientist
“In my spare time, you can find me CrossFitting, enjoying sunny days at the park with my 5-lb dog, or, in lieu of travelling due to the pandemic, obsessing over perfecting recipes in preparation for my alternate-reality dream career of professional baker (most recently, sourdough anything).”
As a research scientist, Valerie applies innovative data science methods to global health challenges. Before joining Surgo, Valerie researched agricultural value chains in sub-Saharan Africa. She used data analytics and simulation models to identify drivers of animal-source foods consumption and livestock productivity, as well as understand and map spatiotemporal patterns of livestock distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Valerie has a B.S. in industrial engineering from the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. She is pursuing a Ph.D candidate in agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Florida.